End gate



C. F. BLAIR May 4, 1948.

ENQ GATE 5 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed July 5, 1944 dVlllllll- May 4, 1948. c.F. BLAIR 2,440,733

END GATE FiledJuly 5, 1944 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented May 4, 1948 UNITED"S TATES PTENT OFFICE END GATE Charles F. Blair, Webster City, IowaApplication July 5, 1944,. Serial No. 543,589

Ilhis invention relates to truck or wagon bodies, and has for its objectto provide an end gate having an outlet and an adjustable closure.

Another object of the invention is to provide an end gate with an outletand a self-locking closure for the outlet.

Still another object of the invention is to pro vide an end gate with anoutlet opening, a closure therefor, and means for holding the closure inany desired adjusted position for regulating the size of the. outlet.

A further object of the invention is to provide an endgate with arelatively large outlet with a closure therefor, and means for adjustingthe closure'to regulate the dimensions of the outlet.

Another object of the invention is to provide an end gate with an outletth full width of. the vehicle body, a closure therefor, and a U-shapedlever for operating the closure and a prop pivoted to the lever forholding the closure in adjusted position in order that by pressing afree end, of the prop the closure will instantly and automatically fallto close the outlet.

With the above and such other objects in view as may hereinafter morefully appear, I have invented the device shown in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a rear end View of a vehicle body embracing my invention.

Figure 2 is a section on line 2--2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a, similar view, the parts being shown in adjusted position.

Figure 4 is a section on line 4-4 of Figure 1.

Figure 5 is a section taken on the line 5li of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a similar View to Figure 1, illustrating a modification ofthe invention.

Figure 7 is a section taken on the line 'l-'! of Figure 6; and

Figure 8 is a section taken on the line 88 of Figure 6.

Like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the followingspecification and in the several views in the drawings in which I is avehicle body having flaring upper side walls 2 and 3, and end pieces 4and 5 for the flares which have vertical cleats 6 and 1, to which arebolted metal straps 8 and 9. Adjacent the lower ends of these strapsthey are out half way through as at l0, and the lower portions thereofbent at right angles forming angle irons H and I2, the flanges l3 and Mof which are bolted to the vertical edges of the body side walls l5 andI5 'This lend gate is formedv in two sections, an uppersection 1.9 which.is adapted to seat on the stop 29, and a loweradjustable section2l,whic'h is the, fullwidthof lower portion of the wagon body. vSecuredto the upper portion of gate section H): are a pair of suitably spacedapart brackets 22 and 23 ,to which are pivotally con nected theterminals of arms '24 and 25 off a U-shaped lever 26., the head of whichis bent at right angles to form a handheld 21,

Intermediate the arms. '24 and 25 are pivoted links 28. and 29, theends30. and 3| of which are pivoted to brackets 32 and 33 securedtotheouter side of the gate section 2|, whereby, whenlthe lever 26 is raisedsaid: gate section 21 is raised to provide. an outlet for the wagonbody. 'Piv-lotally attached to the cross head 21 oilever 25,

is a prop member 34,. the. butt end 35 of which may rest against the endgate at any desired point in order to hold the lever 26 inclined fromits normal Vertical position and thus hold the gate section 2| in adesired adjusted position whereby the outlet 36 may be of any dimensioncommensurate with the main body portion of the wagon, thus, corn on theear, or in the grain or any other grain or material maybe allowed topour from the wagon as slowly or as rapidly as conditions require.

It quite often happens that an elevator which receives the grain fromthe wagon is, for some cause, accidentally stopped in which caseordinarily the grain continues to flow and overload the elevatorresulting in the loss of time and manual labor, but with my device theprop 34 will release the lever and permit the gate section to fall bygravity and close the outlet.

Fixed on the prop 34 is a hook 38 adapted to engage over the upper edgeof the gate section l9, when it is desired to hold the section 2! fullyraised.

The lever 26, when released by tapping the free end of prop brace 34, isdrawn to vertical position by its oWn weight and that of member 2|,which fall by gravity to closed position and through the rigid verticalconnection of the lever and links 28 and 29 as connected to the two gatesections, the member 21 is locked against upward movement and thus noamount of bouncing on pulling the wagon over plowed or other roughground surface will cause the said member 2| to slowly inch up andpermit loss of material from the wagon.

In Figures 6 to 8 of the drawings I show a modification of my gate inwhich the side wall brace members 39 and All of a rectangular box body4|, have secured thereto straps 42 and 43,

wagon body members 44 and 45 form the guideways 46 and for the end gateconnection, said holding means consisting of a prop brace connected tothe lever.

I claim:

1. An end gate comprising a relatively fixed section having an openingbelow the same, a moveable gate section for closing said opening andmovable to overlap the fixed section when open position, a lever hingedto the fixed section, a prop bar moveably connected to the levermaintaining the latter fiat against the fixed section and suspended whenthe gate is closed, and strap means pivoted to the moveable section andto the lever between its points of connection to the fixed section andprop bar, said prop having a hook selectively engageable with the upperpor-' tion of the moveable gate in an adjusted'position of the latterand with the upper portion of the fixed gate section in another adjustedposition of the movable gate, for retaining the movable gate in aplurality of open positions.

2. A gate comprising a relatively fixed section havinga dischargeopening beneath the same, a gate section to close said opening slideablevertically in overlapping relation to the fixed section, strap .means toguide the moveable gate section, a U-shaped lever pivotally suspended atit ends from the fixed gate section, a prop suspended fromtheintermediate portion of the lever servingas a weight urging the leverto a depending osition, nd links pivoted to the moveable gate sectionand to the sides of the lever, said prop terminating above the loweredge of the moveable gate section in the closed position of the latterand having a hook selectively applicable to the upper edge of the fixedsection and the upper edge of the moveable section when the latter ispartly opened.

3. A gate comprising a relatively fixed section having a dischargeopening beneath the same, a gate section to close said opening slideablevertically in overlapping relation to the fixed section, strap means toguide the moveable gate section, a U-shaped lever pivotally suspended atthe terminals of its sides from the fixed gate,

section, a prop pivotally suspended at one of its ends from theintermediate portion of the lever serving as a weight urging the leverto a depending Vertical position, and links pivoted to the moveable gatesection and to the sides of the lever for supporting the movable gatesection when the lever is raised, the free end of the prop bar having ahook selectively engageable with edge portions of both gate sections forretaining the lever and moveable gate section in raised positions.

CHARLES F. BLAIR.

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